ܪܬܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܪ-ܬ-ܬ related to trembling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rattiθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rattiθe(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܪܬܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܬܝܬܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܪܬܝܬܬܐ)

1. trembling

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܬܝܬܐ

person	singular		plural
	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܪܬܝܬ	ܪܬܝܬܐ	ܪܬܝܬܝܢ	ܪܬܝܬܢ
construct	ܪܬܝܬ	ܪܬܝܬܬ	ܪܬܝܬܝ	ܪܬܝܬܬ
emphatic	ܪܬܝܬܐ	ܪܬܝܬܬܐ	ܪܬܝܬܐ	ܪܬܝܬܬܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܬ-ܬ related to trembling. Compare Hebrew רְתֵת (rəṯēṯ).

Alternative forms

• ܐܪܬܝܬܐ
• ܪܬܐܝܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [r(ə)θe(j)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [r(ə)θe(j)θe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܬܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) c (plural ܪܬܝܬܐ)

1. trembling
2. fear
3. (in the plural) tremors, seismic shocks

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܬܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܬܝܬ		1st person	ܪܬܝܬܝ		ܪܬܝܬܢ
	construct	ܪܬܝܬ		2nd person	ܪܬܝܬܟ	ܪܬܝܬܟܝ	ܪܬܝܬܟܘܢ	ܪܬܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܬܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܪܬܝܬܗ	ܪܬܝܬܗ	ܪܬܝܬܗܘܢ	ܪܬܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܬܝܬܝܢ		1st person	ܪܬܝܬܝ		ܪܬܝܬܝܢ
	construct	ܪܬܝܬܝ		2nd person	ܪܬܝܬܝܟ	ܪܬܝܬܝܟܝ	ܪܬܝܬܝܟܘܢ	ܪܬܝܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܬܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܪܬܝܬܘܗܝ	ܪܬܝܬܝܗ	ܪܬܝܬܝܗܘܢ	ܪܬܝܬܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rtyt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-07-19
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 354a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 552b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1494b